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In reply to the discussion: Man fires at officers with AK-47 after refusing to wear a mask [View all]ProfessorGAC
(75,712 posts)18. He Had An AK-47?
An actual, real AK-47?
Fully automatic?
For a guy who is wrapped as tight as his lawyer claims?
If this guy has this kind of gun, they might as well pass out RPGs to everybody and seal the deal.
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Joni Ernst carries a gun in case the government decides "my rights are no longer important"
TomCADem
Aug 2020
#36
I'm feeling like this guy must have been white, the story doesn't end with him dead
ms liberty
Aug 2020
#2
Fake news. According to DU experts, it is impossible for cops to shoot anywhere that isn't lethal.
PSPS
Aug 2020
#17
My bad ... I looked up an article on this looking for a pic and skimmed thru it too fast ...
mr_lebowski
Aug 2020
#47
They shot him 3 times, but hit his butt & legs, so he'll live. Who knew aiming at legs was possible?
SunSeeker
Aug 2020
#16
And they didn't leave him in the road for 4 hours to bleed to death like Michael Brown.
SunSeeker
Aug 2020
#24
Loss of job / child is not an excuse for shooting at people. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2020
#59
If he thinks masks impinged his freedumb, wait tell he gets a taste of jail. nt
SunSeeker
Aug 2020
#63
See what happens when you mix stupidity with guns, and refusing to wear a mask?
Aussie105
Aug 2020
#65